The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-09
THE STATE.

Afternoon teas, for ladies only 49,,
the rage in Columbus. quiis
Military enthusiasm seems 10
wane in this State. on tie
Washington street in yicksb,.
to have an asphalt pavement Is soon
The Yazoo Rifles will give a sr,na,.
tary ball next Monday night. anu N III
Blue Mountain Female COLLEGE,
this as Its most prosperous session
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson. of tn n.
yune, spent the winter at 'RosedaIapi I ps
st. Louis. bay
Mississippi hay sells for sIs na
brings SLABS. nay only
The young men of Water Vallsv -
organized social club to be known nave
Harm ony Club. as Tue
The Orphans of Natchez held fill,
week, which added considerably 10 AS 49,
amount in their treasury. " 'he
The Claiborne County Record r,.l-..
first bow to the public this week ~ "a rs
very graceful one it is. 4"u
Rev. Mr.. Planck, pastor of the P,a.b,.
rian Church at Port Gibson, has recs;vs "
call from the church at Oxford.
Mr.. NJ. E. Fritz, of Holmes oon..
made $500 from hay grown on eisb, sa',
of land, at an expense of only $50
The Southern Sentinel, Ripley. can,0
last week with four extra pages al ~ Wy
reading matter. 1t is a foarishing So $50
nal. !0af-
The subscribers of the Water Vail
Oh man sbNnlJ
on sultry summer days, as it is a snlenS;S
"FIy" paper. '"''u
The Crystal Springs young ladies ~.
drilling, under Lieut.. Stackhouse ,v;,t
commendable devotion. Their we,na ,1a
are tambourines. '1s
The measles that have been prevaili,,
throughout Lefiore county are Of an np'
usually malignant form, having causa5
the death OF several persons.
A negro was shot at Hslpin's Land;n,
near Vicksburg last week, bv an upknoxSS,
person, supposed to be on board H.
steamer Cumberland at the time.
Work will be commenced very soon .,
the new Union depot at Meridian. Tba
structure is to cost $4,000, and will be
wonderful addition to the town.
There is quite an outbreak of mpmns a,
the Characterization Academy. Port
Gibson, on account of which number III
students have temporarily Withdrawn.
The Y. W. C. I. u, of West Point. have
Incorporated the cooking club into their
work, and will give their first entertain.
ment on the first Friday night in March.
Mr.. Jas. Burkett and Mr.. J. f. Jamison
IN a n ftNnr tNNr
Houston, last week, and Mr.. Barkitt re-
ceived a painful wound from pistol
shot.
Natchez is preparing for a regular Birm.
ingham boom, all on account of the dis.
covery of what is supposed 10 be an inex.
hausuble supply OF rich iron ore near that
State.
The residence of the President of the I.
L. q &. at Columbus is nearing completion.
and is one of the handsomest of the many
handsome residences which adorn that
city.
The Mississippi Conference of the NJ. f.
sided over by Bishop Merrill. was in
session last week at st. Stephens Church
in Gazoo City.
Some of the people of HARRISON and vi
cinity propose TO form an association to be
known as the Horticultural Association,
for the cultivation of small fruits and yege.
tables for shipment.
Major NJ. s. Belknap, late Superintend.
ent of the V. & NJ. and V, S. 4 P. Rail-
roads, has been appointed General Super.
intendent of the Georgia Central al
salary of Sc 900 per annum
Duck Hill is feeling thrill of new life
on account of the beds of iron ore lying ali
around her. A good deal of land has been
sold there recently, and kilograms of in
quiry as to the land are being constantly
received
The Columbus young gentlemen, rather
than submit to the exorbitant prices, re-
Gently decided upon by the BARRIERS in tina,
town, have fitted up suite of rooms very
nicely, and employed their own barber.
Quite sensible idea.
A few nights ago, when Mrs. S. D. Lee,
of Starkville, was returning from hearing
Bill Apps lecture, her driver, while cross
ing bridge, turned the carriage over, and
Mrs. Lee was thrown violently 10 the
ground, but was not seriously hurt.
Tomorrow is "Arbor Day" at the Cherry
Street School in Vicksburg. The children
will have holiday and devote the morn
ing to planting trees and flowers, and in
the afternoon the young people will enjoy
literary entertainment, within doors.
Father McEachin, by proxy, caned Bill
Arp at the Court House last Thursday
night, on account of the many things he
had written, not about him, but in a gen.
eral way. Judge Critz was the one selected
personally TO do the Gaming, and all who
witnessed 1t will agree with US that it was
very neatly and appropriately performed.
Bill Arp accepted the Gaming and the cane
in very graceful manner-West Point
Leader.
From l.. w. Carraway, we learn that
the parties who recently went from the Dry
Grove neighborhood into Simpson after
hands, were fired upon by Infatuated citi-
zens and run out of the county One Of
the drivers, Capt. Carraway says, was shot
at eight times, and finally forced to swim
the river in order to save his life No
more raids in search of hands will be made
on that neck of the woods.
We find the following copied in p K.
Mayors paper:
A MODEL SoN-IN-LAw.-A correspond
ShI Oh tic AoohOut lOT the NOflu ) GDdlnpi-
ons," sends the following account of his
most recent discovery in this line:
The champion son-in-law lives in Ne
rldian, Miss. During the old lady's first
visit he induced her to let him take out an
insurance policy on her life. Since then
The concludes hash don't taste right at his
house. Moral: She stays away.-Meridian
News.
Some time ago the oarsman, w. F. Con
ey, of the Shawmut Club, OF Boston,
ssued a challenge for the championship
II America, the challenge open to all
omers, Mr.. II. G. Musgroye, OF Natchez,
he holder of the championship medal,
lccepted the challenge, aud offered to row
ather at Natchez, New Orleans or Pull
nan, near Chicago. Now, however, Mr..
ionley has backed down, refusing 10 meet
Dir. Musgroye, notwithstanding that the
after offered to pay all the expenses Of
he match. As Mr.. Musgrove has held the
championship medal for Two years, subject
challenge, and the time now having
xpired the medal becomes the individual
property Of Mr.. Musgrove. The Iater's
hallenge for five mile match is still
pen, but none OF the oarsmen appear
'illlng to accept the gauntlet Mr.. Nus
rove has thrown down.